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San Luis Obispo County

Elephant Seal Vista Point – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from San Simeon

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San Luis Obispo County

Elephant Seal Vista Point – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from San Simeon

Hard

4.7

(9345)

9,346

riders

Elephant Seal Vista Point – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from San Simeon

06:08

122km

1,740m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.55 km for 126 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

856 m

View of Hearst Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hearst Castle, once an impressive home to businessman William Randolph Hearst, is now a museum with sweeping views of the Santa Lucia Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. There is a …

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2

8.62 km

Elephant Seal Vista Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very close to San Simeon and right at the famous Highway No. 1 is the home for North Americas largest sea elephant colony. You can watch them mate in the …

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3

58.4 km

Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground

Highlight • Rest Area

Great views right on the coast, but expensive ($35 in 2017, Bikers 🚴 just $5😀) and no water. Nearest water at Limekiln State Park 3 miles north.

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4

61.7 km

Limekiln Beach

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful sandy beach in a cove at the mouth of Limekiln Creek, accessible from the State Park via a trail under the tall bridge.

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5

61.8 km

Limekiln State Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful beach and campground, some sites with beach view through the columns of a tall bridge, most are under tall trees in canyon. Good drinking water, showers; ranger staffed entrance booth.

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6

74.2 km

Jade Cove

Highlight • Beach

Great place for camping and picnicking.

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7

97.9 km

Ragged Point Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great stop with a Mini Market, Restaurants and a place to enjoy the amazing vista.

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B

122 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

121 km

805 m

377 m

113 m

111 m

Surfaces

119 km

1.52 km

1.14 km

149 m

113 m

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